In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Koopa Troopas are explicitly religious, which is very rare for the Mario franchise. This might be a reference to an idea first proposed by Super Mario Bros. 3 32 years prior, whereby a Koopa Troopa was shown praying in the game's ending.
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Was I the only one that thought that???
I thought he was just puffing out his cheeks and making a weird face.
Make way for the prayerkoopas 🐢🙏
Turtle motherfuckers:
Is Bowser the leader of a church of Koppa?
Are all Mario enemies part of this church of Koppa? Probably not any of the ghost or Shy-Guy's. But still!!
This must be what MatPat feels like when new FNAF media comes out...
Although, many also believe that the SMB3 sprite is the Koopa going "Hmm... suspicious", rather than praying.
The problem is, both sprite interpretations are equally likely.
Question! Is it verified that the SMB3 Koopa is indeed praying?
For clarity's sake, the question is if it is *officially* listed somewhere that it's a prayer sprite.
(I thank you for your response, good sir Broth!)
Was it because of association with the occult or...why?